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Will Middlebrooks, Ryan Lavarnway Headline MLB.com’s Top 20 List of Red Sox Prospects

by Didier Morais on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:23PM

The tall task of replenishing the Red Sox’s farm system now belongs to Ben Crockett. As the new director of player development, Crockett will oversee the development of the organization’s prized prospects.

And he will have talent to mold. On Tuesday, MLB.com rated the top 20 prospects in Boston’s farm system.

1.Will Middlebrooks, 3B

2. Bryce Brentz, OF

3. Xander Bogaerts, SS

4. Ryan Lavarnway, C

5. Anthony Ranaudo, RHP

6. Felix Doubront, LHP

7. Brandon Jacobs, OF

8. Kolbrin Vitek, 3B

9. Garin Cecchini, 3B

10. Jose Iglesias, SS

11. Blake Swihart, C

12. Matt Barnes, RHP

13. Drake Britton, LHP

14. Oscar Tejeda, 2B

15. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP

16. Sean Coyle, 2B

17. Jose Vinicio, SS

18. Jackie Bradley, OF

19. Juan Carlos Linares, OF

20. Brandon Workman, RHP

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